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  • MLB 2nd Baseman #8
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    Jed Lowrie (shoulder) went 1-for-3 with a walk on Sunday in a minor league rehab contest for Triple-A Las Vegas.
    Lowrie kicked off a minor league rehab assignment last week and is continues to trend towards a return to Oakland after missing over a month due to a left shoulder strain.

  • SEA Center Fielder #44
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    Julio Rodríguez was scratched from the Mariners’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s showdown against the Astros.
    No reason was given for the late scratch, only that the Mariners would provide an update on his status after the game. Fantasy managers will have to wait anxiously for a couple of hours before we get an additional information on the superstar outfielder’s status. Stay tuned.
    Williams has 'taken off' for Guardians
    Eric Samulski breaks down Gavin Williams' recent stretch of strong starts, explaining why the Cleveland Guardians pitcher needs to be picked up in all fantasy baseball leagues.
  • DET 2nd Baseman #25
    Gleyber Torres was removed from Thursday’s contest against the Guardians in the fourth inning due to an apparent injury.
    Torres lined out to center field to end the home half of the third inning and was then replaced defensively when the Tigers took the field in the fourth. It’s unclear exactly what occurred here, but Torres did injure his oblique on a swing during the first series of the regular season and spent a couple of weeks on the injured list. Look for the Tigers to have an update on his status shortly.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #13
    Athletics’ manager Mark Kotsay told reporters after Thursday’s game that Gio Urshela will be placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain.
    Urshela suffered the injury during Thursday’s battle against the Angels. The A’s already have options on the active roster that can cover the hot corner defensively, so it’ll be interesting to see what they do in terms of a roster move when Urshela is officially placed on the injured list on Friday.
  • ATL Right Fielder #13
    Ronald Acuña Jr. (knee) was scratched from the lineup at Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday with the expectation that the 27-year-old superstar will be joining the Braves to make his 2025 season debut on Friday.
    Acuña played a full game in right field for the first time on Wednesday afternoon and it sounds like that was the final hurdle that he had to clear in order to return to the Braves’ lineup. He went 6-for-15 (.400) with a pair of homers, two RBI and seven runs scored over six games on his minor league rehab assignment. Fantasy managers with bi-weekly or daily lineup moves should have no qualms about starting Acuña over the weekend if he is indeed activated on Friday.
  • LAA Right Fielder #3
    Taylor Ward went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBI as the Angels topped the A’s 10-5 on Thursday.
    The Halos were down 5-2 when Ward hit the 426-foot slam in the seventh. It was his sixth career homer in just 34 at-bats and 42 plate appearances with the bases loaded. After struggling for the first five weeks of the season, Ward has hit .318 with eight homers and 24 RBI in his last 16 games.
  • LAA Starting Pitcher #31
    Tyler Anderson walked six and gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings Thursday against the Athletics.
    This really should have been worse, considering that Anderson surrendered seven hits and went without a strikeout. It’s the first time this season that Anderson has given up five runs, and it comes five days after he allowed as many as four runs for the first time. Those who grabbed him in mixed leagues should move on before he makes his next start against the Yankees.
  • ATH Starting Pitcher #40
    Luis Severino pitched six innings of two-run ball against the Angels on Thursday.
    Severino left with a 5-2 lead, only to see the A’s give up five runs in the seventh. As a result, he remains stuck on one win for the year. Severino is slated to face the Astros next. He’s faced them three times since the beginning of 2023 and given up 13 earned runs over 15 innings.
  • LAA Shortstop #77
    Tim Anderson struck out in both of his at-bats and committed an error before being lifted from Thursday’s game against the A’s.
    There wasn’t much reason for the Angels to give Anderson a shot in the first place, and there’s no point for keeping him on the roster now. He’s batting .200/.256/.238 with no homers and a 28/3 K/BB in 87 plate appearances. He has twice as many plate appearances as Kevin Newman, who has also been very bad this season but at least was decent recently. Anderson is nearing three years of being a major liability.
  • ATH Left Fielder #25
    Brent Rooker went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk Thursday versus the Angels.
    Rooker had as many hits today as in his previous eight games combined (3-for-29), and the homer off Tyler Anderson was his first in 12 days. Of some interest is that his nice game came as a right fielder. He’s hit .429 with three homers in seven games as an outfielder this year, compared to .216 with eight homers in 44 games as a DH. Of course, he spent most of last year as a full-time DH and did just fine, so it might be a coincidence.
  • MIL Starting Pitcher #00
    Brewers recalled RHP Carlos Rodriguez from Triple-A Nashville.
    The expectation is that the 23-year-old hurler will start one of the games against the Pirates over the weekend, though if Aaron Civale is limited or struggles in his return from the injured list on Thursday night, Rodriguez could provide bulk work in a pinch. Either way, he can be ignored for fantasy purposes as his time with the big league club is likely to be very brief this time around.